What is a Google+ Hangout?

Google+ Hangouts is an easy to use advanced messaging and video chat system.
It uses the typical messaging application format and combines it with some great
features to make it a frontrunner in online communication.

Hangouts can be used for voice, video, chat, live broadcasts, and even web
conferencing. You can use it from pretty much any mobile device you own. All you
need is a camera (if you want to be seen) and a microphone (if you want to be
heard). The rest is easy enough for even the least tech-savvy person to figure out.

What are the Benefits of Hangouts?

* One of the biggest benefits of Google+ Hangouts is the ability to seamlessly
start a video chat with up to 10 different people and text chats with MANY
more at a time. This capability can take both social conversations and
meetings to a new level.

 You can make live phone calls from your computer. Calls within the United
States and Canada are free and other countries are at an incredibly low
rate.

* Google has also created Hangouts on Air, which is a diverse public video
sharing hub where you can both watch and produce content from, or for,
other users. And it all ends up right on YouTube!

* The system works over a variety of formats and easily combines all of your
contacts information. Hangouts will work not only on any computer that can
access Google, but can also function on Android/iPhone phones & tablets.
That means that all those contacts on your phone and synced with Gmail
are automatically stored for you to make contact with anyone immediately.